Today, the Brennan Center for Justice appealed a mixed decision by a Federal District Court that ultimately invalidated a narrow portion of Arizona’s public financing system for legislative candidates. The Center acted as counsel for the Clean Elections Institute, a good government group.

Today, the Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments in Citizens United v. FEC to determine whether it should overturn 60 years of precedent prohibiting corporations from spending shareholder funds supporting or opposing a candidate in a federal election.

The Supreme Court was expected to issue a long-anticipated decision in Citizen United today, but instead will hear new oral arguments on the case in September 2009.The two questions the Court asked parties to address at the new oral argument are:

Bipartisan bill introduced introduced in both houses of Congress. The proposal would provide qualified congressional candidates Fair Elections funding to run a viable campaign in exchange for agreeing to take no contribution larger than $100.

Bipartisan bill introduced introduced in both houses of Congress. The proposal would provide qualified congressional candidates Fair Elections funding to run a viable campaign in exchange for agreeing to take no contribution larger than $100.

In a letter sent today by seven reform organizations to the six Commissioners who serve on the Federal Election Commission (FEC), the groups strongly criticized the agency for its misguided rulemaking priorities.